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Fire_Fox

Spitakimus14 wrote: »

THANKS

Taking two large steps back with my tin hat on and waiting for the bang...

Probably sounds a bit silly but im being a dad i suppose:o

oh and theres £8000 in a savings account that i can see being used

The world will not implode if your daughter blows the £8K - I'd be more worried about what she might spend £8K on. Any chance there are drugs about? Any chance you can persuade her to stash the money in a [STRIKE]three month notice[/STRIKE] high interest savings account? She won't be paying all the bills single-handedly which could eat money. I think some of the doom-mongers on this thread have forgotten what it is like to be young, there are few situations that end up in disaster, most are learning experiences.

Spitakimus14

true but blowing £8000 could be a path to being on this board with serious card and loan debt:eek:
as for spending the money i can see the others needing to borrow it for a little while when the bills roll in .
She is the only one of the three with a stable income ,
The guys a roofer (building slump and bad weather doesnt help him)
the girls not at college and cant get a job but she apparently cant sign on (makes the flats ownership and there write to be there a bit sus)


getting back to the £8000 it takes me a while to earn that and some people on here would find that a serious lifeline ......

corbyboy

If there is nothing written down that says the bills are included your daughter should be careful about getting any of them put in her name.

And if she lends any of her savings to her housemates she should be prepared to never see it again.

lynzpower

Spitakimus14 wrote: »

true but blowing £8000 could be a path to being on this board with serious card and loan debt:eek:
as for spending the money i can see the others needing to borrow it for a little while when the bills roll in .
She is the only one of the three with a stable income ,
The guys a roofer (building slump and bad weather doesnt help him)
the girls not at college and cant get a job but she apparently cant sign on (makes the flats ownership and there write to be there a bit sus)


getting back to the £8000 it takes me a while to earn that and some people on here would find that a serious lifeline ......

Yeah sounds to me like the dad is already claiming HB for the flat he isnt living in.

Therefore the money is likely to go into his pocket, as weve established.

I think your daughter should phone the housing association herself? She can ask these questions anonymously.

Then at least it wont be "boring dad trying to put the mockers on "

To be honest, she needs to see this thread. Some of us are experts (!) although im sure a teenager will still think she knows more than we do. I would have thought the same at her age

Be aware, a neighbour might well report these "comings and goings" especially if the young people create any kind of noise nuisance or otherwise. Does she relise her presence could uproot all three of them and find them intentionally homeless as they have broken the terms ( ie subletting) if indeed the couple are on the lease? When I lived in shared ownership having a lodger meant that the lease was at pure risk- clear as day.

Clearly she is only just moving out, as she hasn't got the first clue how hideous it can be living with a couple!!! :rotfl::rotfl::eek:

getmore4less

You need to have the chat.

No utilities
No deposit
No loans(tell her to keep her money/salary secret)

As long as she signs for nothing and no deposit the most she can loose is £300, perhaps go weekly, that limits it to one weeks rent £70

BeccaBell

My sister got herself in this situation when she was 19, decided she knew best and moved in with a couple who worked sporadically. After a month she quit her job and began working at a bar as the hours were more "sociable" for her new lifestyle. Within 4 months she was home in tears and full of regrets. She had spent £3,000 of £10,000 she had saved. On loans and paying all the bills for them.
Most people know they know best until they are 22, hopefully the worst thing she'll lose is friendship because these situations so often end in tears. And if you can convince her to lock that money away for at leat a year she'll be ok!

Spitakimus14

oh well the countdown has begun she moved today and said she will get some more stuff from here at the weekend

theres been no rows but i feel bad that she hasnt listened .

higher up the board some one said 3 months
so if thats 12 weeks its 11 weeks 7 days to go

am i a wimp ???

lynzpower

Nah your just a dad who wants the best for his girl.

She just has to make decisions for herself.

On the plus side the amount i have learned a phenomenal amount about life through making mistakes so there is a silver lining somewhere, Im sure she will too You cant cushion her for ever

Jowo_2

lynzpower wrote: »

Yeah sounds to me like the dad is already claiming HB for the flat he isnt living in.

Therefore the money is likely to go into his pocket, as weve established.

HB gets paid directly to social housing landlords - it's only private landlords that have to take the risk that their LHA claimants pay the rent after the tenants have received it directly.

Jowo_2

Spitakimus14 wrote: »

higher up the board some one said 3 months
so if thats 12 weeks its 11 weeks 7 days to go

Let's all guess her likely exit and then Spitakimus14 can tell us who wins.

My estimate is that she'll bail out within 8 weeks so she'll be back home by end July/early Aug .

I think she'll have a month of feeling all grown up but then find sharing with a couple unbearable.